ScubaBunga
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Not sure if this is the right forum and I've read through other posts but none seem recent so trying this... All help greatly appreciated.
I have several older steel LP '72s and some '95s - I'm looking for hydrotesters that still will Plus these older tanks. Failing have one within reason close to me (st louis area)- is there any way to ask these hydrotesters for the data they use to Plus the tanks??
I thought I had found my solution a couple years ago when I found one - I got several tanks Plus stamped (PST and Norris) and was happy as a clam - I could get FULL fills now. Then I took 6 more tanks in and they now have no clue what a Plus stamp is. They seem to have had some turnover, lost documentation, etc. They even returned another guy's HP tank with a Plus on it! They then grinded it off and painted over it!! So I'm back to non-Plus tanks. It may not seem like a big deal to most - so my '72 only gets filled to 2250 over 2475 - but that alone is 10%. Then several shops fill to 2250 and when the tank cools it's only 2000psi - so that's overall 20% less air than I "could" have in a tank. At least with the plus I have always had fills to at least the 2250 (when cool).
There is one doc (with a typo) for the PST '72s - but I can't find any "real" docs for norris or for my PST '95 (early 70's).
So for anyone who knows a hydrotester that does Plus tanks - do they have ANY information they can share that possibly another hydrotester would trust and use? My local guy is great (in general), but won't plus any tank without specific REE info for that serial number (i.e. REE stamped on the tank) which eliminates the majority of my tanks. I'm happy to ask them myself if provided who they are - even their RIN and I'll look them up.
Thanks for all help/info!
I have several older steel LP '72s and some '95s - I'm looking for hydrotesters that still will Plus these older tanks. Failing have one within reason close to me (st louis area)- is there any way to ask these hydrotesters for the data they use to Plus the tanks??
I thought I had found my solution a couple years ago when I found one - I got several tanks Plus stamped (PST and Norris) and was happy as a clam - I could get FULL fills now. Then I took 6 more tanks in and they now have no clue what a Plus stamp is. They seem to have had some turnover, lost documentation, etc. They even returned another guy's HP tank with a Plus on it! They then grinded it off and painted over it!! So I'm back to non-Plus tanks. It may not seem like a big deal to most - so my '72 only gets filled to 2250 over 2475 - but that alone is 10%. Then several shops fill to 2250 and when the tank cools it's only 2000psi - so that's overall 20% less air than I "could" have in a tank. At least with the plus I have always had fills to at least the 2250 (when cool).
There is one doc (with a typo) for the PST '72s - but I can't find any "real" docs for norris or for my PST '95 (early 70's).
So for anyone who knows a hydrotester that does Plus tanks - do they have ANY information they can share that possibly another hydrotester would trust and use? My local guy is great (in general), but won't plus any tank without specific REE info for that serial number (i.e. REE stamped on the tank) which eliminates the majority of my tanks. I'm happy to ask them myself if provided who they are - even their RIN and I'll look them up.
Thanks for all help/info!